Our latest weather system has been a productive rainmaker. Most areas in southern Minnesota have picked up over an inch of rain in the past 24 hours, with several areas coming in with 2″ to nearly 3″ totals in south central Minnesota.

NEXRAD storm total rainfall paints large areas of 1″ to 3″ rainfall totals in southern Minnesota over the past 24 hours.

Here the list so far:

-Huttner weather lab (west metro) 1.42″

-MSP Airport 1.16″

-Eden Prairie 1.52″

And more:

ID LOCATION TEMP TEMP PCPN

DLH : DULUTH MN : 74 / 54 / 0.03

INL : INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN : 78 / 54 / 0.01

MSP : MINNEAPOLIS MN : 80 / 58 / 1.16

RST : ROCHESTER MN : 75 / 57 / 1.44

STC : ST CLOUD MN : 77 / 58 / 0.30

AXN : ALEXANDRIA MN : 75 / 58 / 0.56

GNA : GRAND MARAIS MN : 61 / 50 / 0.00

HIB : HIBBING MN : 76 / 53 / 0.03

RWF : REDWOOD FALLS MN : 72 / 59 / 1.48

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IN MINNESOTA

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ALBM5: ALBERT LEA MN : DH0800/ 71 / 59 / 1.21

ADVM5: ANDOVER MN : DH0600/ 78 / 57 / 0.89

BTHM5: BLUE EARTH MN : DH0600/ 70 / 60 / 2.58

BUFM5: BUFFALO MN : DH0630/ 75 / 56 / 0.88

CFAM5: CANNON FALLS MN : DH0615/ 77 / 55 / 1.03

CLSM5: CARLOS MN : DH0540/ M / M / 0.58

CRVM5: CARVER MN : DH0641/ M / M / 1.55

MPXM5: CHANHASSEN WFO : DH0707/ 77 / 56 / 1.67

CHKM5: CHASKA NW MN : DH0700/ 77 / 56 / 1.53

ELKM5: ELK RIVER MN : DH0700/ 78 / 57 / 1.08

FIRM5: FAIRMONT MN : DH0700/ 75 / 56 / 2.40

FBTM5: FARIBAULT MN : DH0700/ 76 / 58 / 1.98

ZMPM5: FARMINGTON CWSU : DH0700/ M / M / 1.72

FORM5: FOREST LAKE MN : DH0700/ 80 / 56 / 0.66

HAMM5: HAMBURG MN : DH0800/ M / M / 1.49

HSTM5: HASTINGS L/D MN : DH0600/ 75 / 57 / 1.13

JORM5: JORDAN MN : DH0530/ 77 / 56 / 1.28

LSTM5: LESTER PRAIRIE MN : DH0700/ M / M / 1.71

LNGM5: LONG PRAIRIE MN : DH0600/ 73 / 57 / 0.49

MADM5: MADISON MN : DH0800/ 72 / 59 / 0.02

MLCM5: MILACA MN : DH0730/ 76 / 57 / 0.61

MNPM5: MINNEAPOLIS MN : DH0600/ M / M / 1.04

LSAM5: LWR ST ANTHONY MN : DH0600/ M / M / 1.20

MVDM5: MONTEVIDEO MN : DH0700/ 72 / 59 / 0.53

MRAM5: MORA MN : DH0700/ 78 / 52 / 0.43

MRRM5: MORRIS MN : DH0800/ 75 / 58 / 0.44

NUMM5: NEW ULM 3 SE MN : DH0800/ 72 / 59 / 2.42

NMAM5: NORTH MANKATO : DH0700/ 71 / 58 / 2.35

RDWM5: RED WING L/D MN : DH0600/ 77 / 57 / 0.68

REWM5: REDWOOD FALLS MN : DH0500/ 73 / 59 / 1.48

RCEM5: RICE MN : DH0700/ 77 / 57 / 0.67

RFDM5: ROCKFORD MN : DH0749/ M / M / 0.74

SCSM5: ST CLOUD ST MN : DH0700/ M / M / 0.47

SHRM5: SHERBURN MN : DH0700/ 66 / 60 / 1.96

SFDM5: SPRINGFIELD MN : DH0707/ M / M / 2.29

WACM5: WACONIA MN : DH0821/ M / M / 1.47

WASM5: WASECA MN : DH0800/ 75 / 58 / 2.11

WTTM5: WATERTOWN MN : DH0821/ M / M / 1.15

WELM5: WELLS MN : DH0800/ 71 / 61 / 2.60

WLDM5: WILD RVR ST PARK : DH0800/ 80 / 57 / 0.48

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: IN WISCONSIN

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AGSW3: AUGUSTA WI : DH0800/ 79 / 56 / 0.40

BMRW3: BLOOMER WI : DH0800/ 80 / 56 / 0.40

BALW3: BALDWIN WI : DH0700/ 77 / 57 / 0.77

MNOW3: CEDAR FALLS HYDRO : DH0700/ M / M / 1.08

CHPW3: CHIPPEWA FALLS WI : DH0800/ M / M / 0.57

ELKW3: ELK MOUND WI : DH0801/ M / M / 0.85

JIMW3: JIM FALLS WI : DH0600/ 78 / 55 / 0.29

ROBW3: ROBERTS WI : DH0800/ M / M / 0.89

SCFW3: ST CROIX FALLS WI : DH0700/ 80 / 59 / 0.58

STAW3: STANLEY WI : DH0800/ 79 / 57 / 0.00

While heavy, the rainfall was welcome for much of the area which has picked up only a few hundredths of an inch so far in June.

June is our wettest month on average in Minnesota with about 4″ of rain in a typical June. This rainfall of 1.16″ so far at MSP Airport still leaves the metro about .73″ short of average this month.

Rain shifts north today:

The upper low spinning through will push the rain shield slowly north today. Look for the most consistent rain to fall north of the metro…St. Cloud, Mille Lacs, Mora, Hinckley and Duluth will see more steady rainfall today.

Rainfall will be more spotty from the metro south, as slightly drier air begins to work in from Iowa.

The upper low responsible for the rain will lift slowly north through Thursday, and a weak ridge of high pressure will build in. That should bring an end to the rain for now, and sunshine will return and help boost temps to near 80 in southern Minnesota Thursday.

June like weekend:

The weekend ahead looks like classic June. That means a mixed bag of sunshine, clouds and some occasional rain & thunder.

Timing is still uncertain at this point, but the best chance for scattered showers & some thunder appears to be late Friday PM/evening, and maybe again Saturday night into early Sunday AM.

In between it may feel a bit more summery at times, with temps near 80 this weekend.

Monday may get a bit stormy as the main low pressure system finally swings through Minnesota.

There are still signs that more consistent heat may build in the last week of June.

Dry spell helped farmers:

This week’s Minnesota Crop Report highlights 6 days in the past week suitable for fieldwork in Minnesota. That’s the first time this wet spring that farmers have been able to spend that much time in the field. Planting is nearly complete now thanks to the recent dry weather.

About the blogger

Paul Huttner is chief meteorologist for Minnesota Public Radio. Huttner has worked TV and radio stations in Minneapolis, Tucson and Chicago. Paul is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul and holds a bachelor’s degree in geography with an emphasis in meteorology.

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